Nationality Japanese Died 5 December 1713 Grandparent Tokugawa Tsunanari | Occupation Daimyō Parents Tokugawa Yoshimichi | |
Born February 25, 1711 ( 1711-02-25 ) People also search for Tokugawa Yoshimichi, Tokugawa Tsunanari, Shinjuin | ||
Tokugawa Gorōta (徳川 五郎太, February 25, 1711 – December 5, 1713) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain.
Biography
Tokugawa Gorōta was the eldest son of the 4th daimyō of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Yoshimichi by his official wife, Zuishō-in, the daughter of the court noble Kujō Tsukezane. Gorōta was only two years old when his father died, and he followed only two months later at the age of three. The direct line of succession for Owari Domain passed to his uncle, Tokugawa Tsugutomo. With his death paternal line of Tokugawa Yoshinao came to end. He married Kichihime daugter of Tokugawa Tsunashige and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (Tsunayoshi and Tsunashige was Gorota is Great grand uncle from his Great grand mother, Chiyohime).
He was posthumously elevated to 3rd Court Rank. His grave is at the Owari Tokugawa clan temple of Kenchū-ji in Nagoya.